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Wilkinson Eyre Architects has been commissioned to design the fourth-tallest tower in the world and has the chance to build a second structure of the same size on a neighbouring site.
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RRP Docklands tower uncertain
A flagship commercial scheme by the Richard Rogers Partnership in London’s Canary Wharf was placed in doubt this week when details of a new competition for the site emerged.
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Making a splash
Last year’s Young Architect of the Year, Austrian firm Querkraft, has scooped two UK commissions, both for Urban Splash.
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NewsDefence of the realm
BDP is part of the consortium selected for a £400 million, 15-year contract by the Defence Science & Technology Laboratory.
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NewsHit and miss
Urban Initiatives and Glenn Howells Architects have won planning permission for this key site at Liverpool Lime Street (pictured). The scheme, which includes a 28-storey tower, borders a world heritage site.Hopkins Architects has won planning permission for a £72 million mixed-use scheme at Station Plaza in Hastings, despite local opposition ...
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Architect Frank Gehry (pictured) is among a group of investors that has purchased the Inland Steel Building in Chicago. The Skidmore Owings & Merrill designed building, completed in 1958, is known for its stainless steel exterior.English Partnerships chief executive David Higgins has been tipped by pundits as a likely contender ...
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NewsWenger reveals his design role at Gunners’ new home
Football manager Arsène Wenger is the latest celebrity to turn part-time architect with a leading role in the design of key areas of Arsenal’s new stadium.
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Scottish poll shows shortfall
Standards of design in Scotland are viewed as lagging behind the rest of the UK and Europe, a survey of built environment professionals north of the border has shown.The study, released this week by pollsters Mori, uncovered particular concern over the standards of schools, hospitals and greenfield housing developments, and ...
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Improvements to Bourneville recipe
The famous Bournville Estate in Birmingham is to be redesigned by Scott Wilson. The practice has been appointed to masterplan the development and refurbishment of the 400ha estate, home to more than 27,000 people.It will look at the possibility of developing open spaces, woodlands, play areas and hedgerows throughout the ...
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NewsCensors’ cut
Richard Murphy Architects has redesigned its controversial Sean Connery Filmhouse proposals in Edinburgh following widespread criticism of the project.
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PTE’s John Edwards killed in car crash
John Edwards, a founding partner of Pollard Thomas Edwards, has died in a car crash at the age of 66. Edwards’ wife, Allison, was also killed.The best known example of Edwards’ work is New Concordia Wharf in Bermondsey, south London, which won the Europa Nostra award and plaudits from the ...
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Ken powers ahead for Games
The Mayor of London has issued a statutory direction to Transport for London and the London Development Agency to do everything necessary to prepare for the 2012 Olympic games.
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Just step into a salon
Terry Farrell & Partners has won planning permission for a masterplan that will see the Royal Institution opened to the public. The plan, first commissioned in 1999, aims to create a “salon for science” as well as an exhibition celebrating the heritage of the scientific research body.It includes a new ...
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US architects’ salaries steam ahead of UK
American architects have enjoyed an average 10% wage increase over the past three years, while their British counterparts have suffered a drop in pay.
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Too good (and cheap) to be true?
Are we set for a housing revolution or has design lost out in the quest for the £60K home.
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EH branded ‘bunch of plonkers’ in listing row
Huddersfield MP hits out at grade II listing of ‘classic bad 1970s design’